Quinn The Eskimo
There's a familiar frustration attached to following Quinn The Eskimo. In 13 career races, this six-year-old has found the winner's enclosure just once — a win rate of roughly 1 in every 13 outings — and that solitary victory came at Down Royal back in May 2025. Since then, six races have passed without a sniff of the places, with recent finishes of fourth and a pair of sevenths making for fairly grim reading.Based on TrackLab's AI analysis
📊 Key Numbers
Career statistics for this horse
7.7%
Place rate (top 3)
avg ~30%
🏁 Next Race
Tomorrow
Wexford
About 2 miles · Ideal conditions · 13 runners
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🔍 Full Analysis
TrackLab's AI-generated assessment based on career data and recent form
What makes the Down Royal win worth noting, though, is that it stands as proof the ability is there somewhere. The trick, as Paul Nolan's yard at Enniscorthy will know better than anyone, is coaxing it back out. Nolan has had a productive season with 25 winners on the board, so the platform and the expertise are in place — Quinn The Eskimo just hasn't been taking advantage of them lately.
Still racing just a day ago, this is a horse very much in the middle of its story rather than at the end of it. At six, there's no reason to write it off entirely. But right now, the evidence suggests a horse that needs everything to fall right on the day — and those days haven't been coming around very often.
⚡ Strengths & Risks
What the data says works for and against this horse
✓ What works in their favour
✔ Excellent record on good ground: 1 wins from 4 starts (25%)
⚠ What to watch out for
⚠ Poor record on good_to_yielding ground: 0 wins from 5 starts
🎯 Where This Horse Thrives
Performance broken down by ground, distance, class, and track type
🌧 Ground Conditions
Yielding (slightly soft)
Unknown
Good to yielding (mild give)
Avoids
📏 Race Distance
Long Distance (2M+)
Likes
🏟 Track Shape
Right-handed, long straights
Loves
Right-handed, hilly
Unknown
Right-handed, tight turns
Avoids
Left-handed, long straights
Avoids
📅 Recent Runs
The last 10 races, most recent first
30 Jun
DNF
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
21 May
7th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
8 Jan
7th
Clonmel
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 10 runners
15 Dec
DNF
Naas
Long Distance (2m+) · Heavy · 11 runners
30 Oct
4th
Thurles
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 11 runners
29 Sep
6th
Roscommon
1m6f – 2m · Good_To_Yielding · 19 runners
24 Jul
9th
Wexford
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 16 runners
29 May
12th
Limerick
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 20 runners
5 May
🏆 Won
Down Royal
Long Distance (2m+) · Good · 23 runners
6 Apr
4th
Fairyhouse
Long Distance (2m+) · Good_To_Yielding · 14 runners
🏇 Jockey Partnerships
Every jockey who has ridden this horse, sorted by rides together
🏟 Track Record
Win rate at each course this horse has visited
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|
| Wexford Sharp |
2 |
2 other |
30 Jun |
0% |
| Limerick Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
21 May |
0% |
| Fairyhouse Galloping |
2 |
2 other |
6 Apr |
0% |
| Down Royal Galloping |
1 |
1 win |
5 May |
100% |
| Roscommon Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
29 Sep |
0% |
| Clonmel Sharp |
1 |
1 other |
8 Jan |
0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
7 Dec |
0% |
| Naas Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
15 Dec |
0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
1 |
1 other |
26 Dec |
0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 |
1 other |
30 Oct |
0% |